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The Crypto.com arena was packed with thousands of fans for a concert who got more than they bargained for. Basketball fans everywhere were ecstatic to see LeBron James at the concert in the most special way. Being on the Los Angeles Lakers’ turf, there was more than one celebrity sighting at the concert. Two of them marked their attendance at the concert on social media with a shoutout to their best friend, Bronny James.

Drake and 21 Savage made their Los Angeles performance even better by bringing LeBron and his son, Bronny, out to the crowd. This marks a steady return to the spotlight for the college athlete after his recent health scare. Shaquille O’Neal‘s sons were also present and ecstatic for Bronny.

Bronny James’ return is celebrated by the son of Shaquille O’Neal

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Drake’s It’s All a Blur tour stopped at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles this week. The Grammy-winning artist has many longstanding friendships with NBA players and looks like he came through for one of them. Drake brought out LeBron James and Bronny James for a walk out of the tunnel, much to the excitement of fans.

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King James and his eldest son weren’t the only NBA royalty at the concert. Shaquille O’Neal’s sons were also present and had the customary social media posts to prove it. It was Bronny’s friend Shareef O’Neal’s posts that fans love.

Shareef filmed the moment the headlining artists with LeBron and Bronny walked out of the tunnel on the giant screen. He shared his clip on his Instagram Stories with the caption, “This too fire!! @Bronny.” He posted another picture from the big screen when Bronny and Drake were on the stage together.

The son of Shaquille O’Neal hasn’t shied from showing his adoration for his best friend recently. Before he made it to the NBA G-League, Shareef’s college basketball career was nearly derailed by a heart condition. He got surgery and bounced back to keep playing basketball.

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He’s perhaps a testimony that even Bronny James will make a full recovery. He’s made sure no one will dismiss Bronny’s capabilities and hyped him every chance he got.

Shareef is relieved for his best friend

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Basketball fans have been anxious about Bronny since news of his cardiac episode broke. Shareef had a fearful response to it on social media. Almost immediately, the entire O’Neal brood relayed their public support for Bronny. He was declared stable and was back home with his family. But concerns about his return to competitive basketball still loom.

Shareef came to the rescue again. He has constantly expressed his faith that Bronny will remain unstoppable on the court. He even slammed trolls accusing him of causing Bronny’s health troubles.

Bronny and the James Gang are apparently showing that they’re coming out of this difficult time strong. Bronny and LeBron were recently cheering for the Dodgers at a home game.

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LeBron’s younger son, Bryce James, was at Drake’s concert at the Kia Forum in Inglewood a week before the LA stop. He shared several posts from the night, too. So he’s probably not sour about missing his brother and dad’s cool concert moment. What did you think about Bronny’s emotional comeback?